Punjab Proposes Faceless Secret Trials for Terrorism Cases

Punjab wants faceless secret trials for terrorism cases

Picture a death sentence with nobody’s name on it. The prosecutor is anonymous. The witnesses are just listed as numbers. The man sitting beside you might be your lawyer, he might not, but you’re not allowed to ask. The file on your case is locked away. Your appeal takes place in the same kafkaesque obscurity. Now imagine that this is how the courts will work after the Punjab Assembly passes this method into law on Monday. Unfortunately, I do not have to trouble my imagination as this matter ...

By none@none.com (Ahmer Rasheed Bhatti)